November 26, 2012 AT 4:28 pm

Updated Tutorial: RGB LED Strips @ Adafruit Learning System

We love some good LED blinking as much as the next person but after years of LED-soldering we need something cooler to get us excited. Sure there are RGB LEDs and those are fun too but what comes after that? Well, we have the answer: LED Strips! These are flexible circuit boards with full color LEDs soldered on. They take a lot of LED-wiring-drudgery out of decorating a room, car, bicycle, costume, etc.

Here is a quick tutorial on how to get an LED strip working with an Arduino.